Why Germans have so unfavorable view of US?? (jobs, black, English)

[cmptrwlt]

Originally Posted by J.Thomas

What are they jealous of??

Bigger houses

Cheap fastfood everywhere.

[forgotten username]

Originally Posted by cmptrwlt

Cheap fastfood everywhere.

and baseball, american football, and more other sports that are impossible to understand for them.

[Ariete]

Originally Posted by forgotten username

and baseball, american football, and more other sports that are impossible to understand for them.

And NASCAR.

And obviously speed limits on motorways too. FREEDOM AND LIBERTY... but only at 70 mph.

[OhioJB]

I was stationed there during the 80's and most Germans I met liked Americans or at that very least understood how much having so many U.S. bases on their soil boosted their economy. If there was any lingering hatred from the WW II generation or their children I didn't notice it. They seemed to be forward looking people.

As for the poll it also shows that 78% of Italians and 75% of the French have a favorable view of the U.S. That seems awful high to me, as I know many Frenchmen/women don't like Americans and I don't think many Italians like us that much either. The poll appears greatly flawed to me.

[easthome]

How can you believe this, did you know that 87% of statistics are just 'made up'

[J.Thomas]

Originally Posted by Ariete

And NASCAR.

And obviously speed limits on motorways too. FREEDOM AND LIBERTY... but only at 70 mph.

I hate this stuff.

I wish we had some autobahn like roads in TX.

But our drivers are stupid.

Germans are taking it very seriously.

[drro]

Originally Posted by J.Thomas

I hate this stuff.

I wish we had some autobahn like roads in TX.

But our drivers are stupid.

Germans are taking it very seriously.

This is another one of those stereotypes, I just drove to Germany a few days ago and the driving standards are horrible, even very dangerous. I lived in Texas in the past and never saw so may polite drivers in Texas and other parts of the US. So maybe that's the reason why Germans hate you, Americans do know how to drive.

[J.Thomas]

Originally Posted by drro

This is another one of those stereotypes, I just drove to Germany a few days ago and the driving standards are horrible, even very dangerous. I lived in Texas in the past and never saw so may polite drivers in Texas and other parts of the US. So maybe that's the reason why Germans hate you, Americans do know how to drive.

Where in TX??

I'm guessing Austin??

[Rubi3]

I don't care what Germans think about the US of A.

[J.Thomas]

Originally Posted by cmptrwlt

Cheap fastfood everywhere.

I believe food is cheap in Germany as well.

And maybe even cheaper!